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A gunman always keeps his gun slightly tilted above the line of sight while shooting. Why,

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Because bullet follow parabolic trajectory under constant downward acceleration.

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As the bullet traces parabolic path under gravitational force without  hitting the target in a straight path along the line of sight , it deviates downward and hit below the target point. So the gunman should  always keep his gun tilted above.the line of sight.

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